Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-03-11
XXTH LEGISLATURE.
The Bill Extending the Time Of the
Drouth Relief Committee
Passes The Senate.
The House Discusses the School Bill
and Posses on the Matter of
Teachers' Certificates.
THE SENATE.

the vote refusing to eDgross the foreign
citizen resolution.
Senator Douglass of Jefferson, from
colored citizens OF Sabine Pass, offered
petition asking the establishing Of an
industrial school st Prairie View Normal
school.
Senator Mcdonald, for the committee
on constitutional amendments, reported
fsvorably to amend section 10, article s,
of the constitution, so as 10 exempt man
ufactories from taxation.
Senator Houston, for the same commit
tee, reported favOrably the constitutional
amendment to require the registration of
votes in cities; unfavorably, to amend the
constitution so as to permit the Leglsla-
ture TO charter cities CT over 5000
inhabitants.
Bills were introduced as follows: By
Senator AberCrombie, to fix and equslize
compensation oftax assessors.
By Senator Burney, 10 prevent cruelty
20 animals.
By Senator Calhoun, Joint resolution
20 amend the constitution SO as TO allow
the state in cases OF public calamity to
grant relief ito purchasers of University
land, and allowing the investment OF the
University fund in United States. county
or state bonds.
Senator Fields called mp his bill limit
ing the hiring of COHvicts 10 planters
with an unfavOrable committee report.
Senator Lane moved TO adopt the
minority report ,Yorabie 10 the bill.
Senator AbercrOmbie spoke il favor Of
the adoption of the uGfaVorable report, as
he deemed it inexpedient TO make a
change in tho prison management as con-
templated by the hill. He referred to
the complaints of Robertson county and
said that il shat county was 20 be re-
lieyed, why not relieve all the counties.
He lived ia Walker county where was 10
Gated the peui,entiaTy and several con-
Vict farms, and 70 complaint was
heard from that county. He had
lived within the sound Of
the penitenuarv whistle for sthjrty years
and ne had never been disconnected in
the least He paid & nigh tribute TO the
honesty ard ability of superintendent
Go-ee, whom he believed TO he c most
efficient prison manager and ore whose
opinion was entitled 10 the highest con-
siderstion, and he had recommended no
such change Is was contemplated.
Senator Garrison, chairman 81 the pen
D.iary committee, explained that the
great opposition u the cOnviCtS in Rob-
ertscn county came from freedmen in
and around Hesrne, aud that the respeCta-
Die planters did not object 10 the pres
enCe of COnviCts.
Senator Lanes motion TO adopt the
minority report was lost.
Geas-SenatOrs Bel. Burney, Calhoun,
Claiborne, Fields, Frank, Lane, Melon
aid, MaCmauUs, Woodward. Total, 10.
Nays Senator's AberCTombie, Allen, Ar
Bistead, Burgess, Camp, Davis, Douglass
MoG jefferson county, Douglas Of GTaYsOn
u bounty, Garrison, Houston, Jarvis, Knit
tie, Pope. S.insOn, Terrell. Total, 10.
Administrators GlassCOCk, Gregg,
Upshaw, Woods. Total, I.
The report of the committee killing the
bill was then adoptet.
The bill striking out the word "grOss"
icOm the act relative 10 suits for damages
for injuries resulting in death, passed.
Tae bill permitting 4 second sppeal in
habeas corpus cases passed.
The bill to protect fish and oysters on
the coast passed to third reading.
The Greer county bill was made the
special order for tomorrow morning af-
Ter the call.
The bill extending the time of the
dTOutb relief committee wSs called No..
8ud the letter of Colonel J. ". Booth of
Wise county 10 the Governor, calling mis-
attention To the manner of distribution Of
the supplies, was read
Senator Harrison made a. ALE sTgu-
meut against the extension Of time, and
called attention to the fact hat the relief
committee had distributed $1,000 in
BOsque county, q county in which ne
knew from personal knowledge had made
as good crops last year as any county in
Middle Texas, yet $1,000 is
given this county, while Cole
man and Haskell counties in the
drOuth district proper had not received
half that sum. twas all wrong end he
objected to an extension Of time. He
thought the committee should return and
place the money not expended back into
the treasury from where it never ought
10 have been taken foI any such purposes
Senator Calhoun made q strong speech
IN favor Of extending the time, and drew
q pitiable picture of the real sufferers in
the drouth district, asserting that in his
county and IN one of the adjoining COun-
ties not 100 bushels Of native
corn could be found. He called
attention to the fact that majority of the
settlers were newcomers and not prepared
10 take care Of themselves.
Senator Stiuson made an elaborate ar
gUment against the bill and called stten-
ton to the fact that there was much COM
plant about the manner Of distributing
supplies; that letters from the drOuth dis
trict stated that men worth their thou
sands were getting the benefit, While the
resi- sufferers got nothing.
Senator McDoDsld made a strong
speech against the bill. He favored the
return of the commission and the return
Of the unexpeDded appropriation into the
treasury.
Senator Claiborne made strong speech
in favor of the bill. He was followed by
Senator Macmanus. who made an able
ani logical speech III favor Of the bill.
The bill passed-yeas, Is; lays, II.
1t not being g two birds vote, it Will
not so inrO effect for ninety days.
The Governor sent in message max
ing the following appointments: Pilot
commissioners at Arkansas Pass, r D.
Simpkins, John Hall, JoDn Anderson,
John J. Garuihers, Charles Deaue; at
Pass CAROLS, j. n. Rickford, j. w. HO-
gan, Dan Simpson, Il. W. Haws and W.
II Smith.
Adjourned until P. N.
aETERNOON SESSION